Nelson Whitney

Nelson Whitney was an American amateur golfer. He won the Southern Amateur a record five times.[1]

Career

In 1909, Whitney was ranked the No. 1 golfer in the South by the Southern Golf Association.[2] He won the Southern Amateur in 1907 in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1908 in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1913 in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1914 in Memphis again, and in 1919 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] He was a three-time runner-up as well.[1] He won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur in 1919.[3]

In 1916, Whitney won a national amateur invitational tournament at the National Golf Links of America.[4] The New York Times stated that it was the "finest and largest field of golfers ever entered in a club invitation tournament".[4] The Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame notes that his "greatest individual feat was likely defeating the legendary Bobby Jones head-to-head" in the semifinals of the 1919 Southern Championships.[5][1]

Whitney finished in 40th place at the 1921 U.S. Open.[6]

Whitney was inducted into the Southern Golf Association Hall of Fame in 1974 and the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1981.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nelson Whitney". Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Whiting, Percy, H. (April 12, 1910). "Gives Ranking Of Southern Golfers". Birmingham Post-Herald. p. 12. Retrieved December 17, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "All Tournament Champions". Trans-Mississippi Golf Association. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Gold Medal Taken By Nelson Whitney". The New York Times. August 18, 1916. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Jones Loses To Whitney". The New York Times. June 28, 1919. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "Nelson Whitney". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
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